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Issue: Dick Tracy #99
Publication Date: May 1956
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Issues: #99 of 121 Issues (126 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: Harvey Comics [Stamp]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Harvey Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/15/1956
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date based on date given in this issue's Harvey Comics News. The last panel of the Dick Tracy story in Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #98 gives the date as April 17, which is not likely since most Harvey Comics were released approximately two months before their cover date.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age, then Silver Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding:  
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Dick Tracy; Open-Mind Monty
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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100 Airplanes $1.25

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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, childrens
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for miniature plastic airplanes and jets with a storage box that shaped like a hangar. Sold by Josely Company.
Inside front cover.
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Dick Tracy and the Case of the Man Called "Open-Mind"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Character(s): Dick Tract; Sam Catchem; Open-Mind Monty; Dewdrop
Synopsis: Sensing a trap, Tracy and Sam position a dummy that resembles Tracy at a meeting place. Their fears are realized when a sniper shoots it several times with a high-powered rifle. Open-Mind and his hired assassin believe that they have killed Tracy after they call police headquarters and are told that Tracy is not in. The crooks carelessly leave the phone off the hook, and Tracy traces the location of the call. They break in on the crooks as they are drinking in celebration of Tracy's death.
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Reprint Notes: From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 19xx-xx-xx to 19xx-xx-xx.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 21
Disclose Notes: Page 1 of this story has a recap of the previous issue in the left column. Story resumes in the right column.

Ads appear between pages 2 and 3 and pages 13 and 14.

On page 18 of the story, Tracy is pinching a thug's wrist, apparently to disarm him, but the gun has been edited out of the panel.
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In a Bullddog as in a Bike Tire It's Grip That Brings Fame to the Name

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Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, nature, sports
Feature(s): Goodyear
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for the Goodyear Model G-3 bicycle tire.
This ad appears between pages 1 and 2 of the story.
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Hey Kids! It's Red Goose Treasurama Time Again!

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Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, informational, nature
Feature(s): Red Goose Shoes
Character(s): Red Goose
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Red Goose shoes. There are also rules for entering a contest to name a baby goose. There are 100 prizes to be given away each week.
This is the first of four pages of ads between pages 13 and 14 of the Dick Tracy story.
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Hi Kids -- Here's the Lineup for Your Favorite Comics in May

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Various
Inker(s): Various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic, childrens, crime, drama, fantasy, humorous, military
Feature(s): Harvey Comics News
Character(s): Baby Huey; Spooky; Joe Palooka; Little Lotta; Dagwood; Casper; Sad Sack; Felix the Cat; Blondie; Dick Tracy
Synopsis: Promotional comments and reviews on the current Harvey Comics.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This is the second of four pages of ads between pages 13 and 14 of the Dick Tracy story.
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Champions All

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Joe Palooka
Character(s): Joe Palooka
Synopsis: Joe Palooka talks about the wonderful advertisers in Harvey Comics Magazines.
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Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: This ad appears on the top part of the third of four pages of ads between pages 13 and 14 of the Dick Tracy story.
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Special Free Offer How to Start a Stamp Collection

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Harvey Stamp News
Character(s): Casper
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Ad to promote stamp collecting.
Bottom portion of third of four pages of ads between pages 13 and 14 of the Dick Tracy story.
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For School...Home...Work

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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Scripto
Character(s): Al Morrison
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for various Scripto pens and mechanical pencils.
This is the top half of the tird of four pages between pages 13 and 14 of the Dick Tracy story.
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Look! A real speedometer!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, sports
Feature(s): Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometers
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for the Stewart-Warner bicycle speedometer.
Bottom part of the fourth of four pages of ads between pages 13 and 14 of the Dick Tracy story.
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America's Finest: the FBI

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Synopsis: A brief history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Pages: 0.75
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Wildroot Cream-Oil Gives You Condidence

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Genres: informational
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Ad for a popular hair dressing.
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The Bureau of Narcotics

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, non-fiction
Feature(s): America's Finest
Character(s): Harry Walker
Synopsis: A story about the Bureau Of Narcotics.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): Boris Gehrhart; Marcia; Mel Lewis; Larry Wilson; Pete Stevens
First Line: Mr. Gehrhart, an important phone call, sir!
Synopsis: Boris is called to investigate a murder in a tourist camp by the river.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Starring the Count
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Hey Kids...Look!

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, sports
Feature(s): Beacon Falls Rubber Footwear
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for sneakers with your favorite team logo.
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Free! Elizabeth II Colonies Stamps

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Genres: historical
Character(s): Queen Elizabeth II
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for historical stamps plus a booklet of tips for stamp collectors.
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Hey Kids!! Send for the New Disneyland Color Television Set

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Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, childrens
Character(s): Donald Duck; Zorro
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for a portable filmstrip projector featuring Disney characters. Sold at this time by "T. V. Company", it would be sold by Josely Company later in the year.
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Boys - Girls - Men - Women Prizes Given

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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): The FUNman
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad to recruit salespeople to sell plaques that display religious mottoes.
Inside back cover.
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B.T.O. (Big Time Operator)

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
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Genres: childrens
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Baby Ruth candy bars from Curtiss Candy Company.
Back cover.

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